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Mohd Rizwan, Yasir Khan Record 4th Highest Opening Stand For Multan Vs Lahore In PSL

Arnav Chopra

Mohammad Rizwan & Yasir Khan (Source: @thePSLt20/X.com)Mohammad Rizwan & Yasir Khan (Source: @thePSLt20/X.com)

In what turned out to be a clinical victory for the Multan Sultans side, they got past Lahore Qalandars easily by 33 runs in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025. On the back of an outstanding opening partnership between skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Yasir Khan, Multan Sultans posted 228 on the board.

Mohammad Rizwan And Yasir Khan Provided Dominant Start To Sultans

Batting first, the Multan Sultans side, who earlier opted to do so, started off brilliantly, where the opening combination of Yasir Khan and Mohammad Rizwan batted for 7.1 overs, and that's when skipper departed after being knocked over by Asif Afridi.

However, by the end of the seventh over, the duo had already batted beautifully for 89 runs, as they lost their first wicket on the very next delivery. Rizwan was knocked over for 32 after facing 17 deliveries, which consisted of four boundaries and a six, where his strike rate was 188.24, whereas Yasir Khan went on to bat for a total of 44 balls, as he was sent back in the 15th over, but not before scoring 87, where he had stuck six boundaries and as many sixes to help Sultans post a massive total of 228 on the board.

In doing so, this opening duo's partnership of 89 became the fourth highest opening stand for Multan Sultans against Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League history.

Highest Opening Stands For Sultans vs Qalandars:

Runs
Players
Year
150Mohammad Rizwan & Shan Masood2022
135Umar Siddiq & James Vince2019
100Mohammad Rizwan & Shan Masood2023
89Mohammad Rizwan & Yasir Khan2025 (Tonight)*

The highest opening stand for Sultans against Qalandars came between current skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood back in 2022, where they batted exceedingly well for 150 runs, while the second best was between Umar Siddiq and James Vince in 2019 for 135, whereas Rizwan and Masood, back in 2023, were again at the forefront with a hundred stand against the Lahore side.

Multan Sultans Defeat Qalandars By 33 runs

In reply to the 228, Qalandars couldn't fare better, as they could only manage 195 runs on the board for the loss of nine wickets by the end of the 20 overs, where Sam Billings, with his 43, and Sikandar Raza, with his 50*, couldn't help the side get past the line.

After this victory, the Multan Sultans side registered their first win of the season after losing the previous three matches, whereas the Lahore Qalandars have lost their second game after playing four so far. Sultans will be up against Islamabad United on the 23rd of April, while Qalandars will go head-to-head against Peshawar Zalmi on the 24th of this month.